Safe Driving Day Too Late In Indiana Raises Death Toll
Indiana launched its most intensive traffic safety campaign as National Safe Driving Day arrived late to curb the 1955 death toll. The state reported about 1,025 deaths so far, with 1,000th death on Nov 21 and 1954 totals not yet surpassed. Extra troopers patrolled, highway crews readied, and officials urged drivers to take responsibility to prevent accidents. Governor Craig urged progress to end 1955 with a strong safety record.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Hoosiers
Lake Michigan
Oh'o River
State Highway Department
Seymour
Frank Jessup
Jessup
Craig
Hodell to Speak at GE Linton Plant Informative Meetings
Lisle Hodell department manager will conduct a series of employee meetings at General Electric Linton plant on December 7. The talks aim to provide an annual report on past present and future department activities and to illustrate ways to boost competitiveness.
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General Electric
Linton
Lisle Hodell
Hospital Admissions and Birth in Linton Area
Hospital admissions list includes Phillip Humphreys Jason ville Wad is Reinties Linton Mrs Fred Burch Bloomfield Mrs Norval Baughman Linton Today Mrs Robert Corbin Indianapolis gave birth to son nine pounds 13 ounces named Craig Douglas Owen Ellis Soisberry Dismissals include Gabriel Arnac Linton transferred to Robert Long hospital Indianapolis Mrs Robert Smith Luten Estel Sparks Switz City
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Phillip Humphreys
Jasonville
Wadies Reinties
Linton
Fred Burch
Bloomfield
Norval Baughman
Lin
Robert Corbin
Indianapolis
Craig Douglas
Owen Ellis
Soisberry
Gabriel Arnac
Robert Long Hospital
Robert Smith
Luten
Estel Sparks
Switz City
Educators Push Federal Aid for Schools with Safeguards
The White House education conference moved toward strong support for federal aid to build new public schools. Delegates, 1800 strong, urged no federal control over programs and policies and set conditions before endorsing aid.
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Washington
Whitehouse
Eisenhower
Eisenhower pledges help to GOP in 1956 efforts
President Eisenhower told the Republican National Committee he would use his power next year to help report the party’s achievements to the nation. In a four paragraph telegram to the committee he cited a record of prosperity and security and urged continued progress in economy health education and welfare and a quest for lasting peace.
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Chicago
Eisenhower
Republican National Committee
Ezra Taft Benson
Agriculture
Sinclair Weeks
Commerce
James Mitchell
Labor
Sam Stockrahm Corrects Mink Killing Detail
Sam Stockrahm told the Daily Citizen he killed an unusually large mink with a shotgun during a hunting trip and never trapped the animal. He contacted the office yesterday to dispute a prior report published Tuesday.
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Sam Stockrahm
Daily Citizen
Sam
West Powers Prepare Berlin Stand Against East German Claim
Four power allies plan a firm protest to the Soviet move to seize Berlin status. Washington London and Paris confirm four power rights remain in force and vow to keep Berlin under Western control despite East German demands.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
East Berlin
Washington
East Germany
Russia
Foreign Office
London
Paris
New York
Gregori Pushkin
Bonn
Heinrich von Brentano
P. A. Dibrova
Charles L. Dasher Jr
U.S
Bruno Baum
Communist Party
A Cappella Chorus To Be Heard Here
The Kentucky Bible College a cappella chorus directed by Paul Clark will perform Sunday at 2:30 PM at the Linton Church of Christ, with radio broadcasts planned in Kentucky. The group has toured Kentucky and neighboring states, and another performance is set for Dugger Church of Christ at 7:00 PM Saturday, via Maurice Clymore.
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Kentucky Bible College
Paul Clark
Winchester
Linton Church of Christ
Eugene Pound
Kentucky
Tennessee
Florida
Indiana
Louisiana
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Pound
Mr. Pound
Dugger Church of Christ
Maurice Clymore
Dugger
Navigator Captain Leads Pole Flight in C 124 Mission
Captain John R. Cummings of Dugger was among 15 crew members in the 63rd Troop Carrier Wing who completed the 18th Air Force first flight around the North Pole in a C 124 Globemaster. The mission tested polar navigation techniques with moonlit conditions and open ice near the Pole.
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John R. Cummings
Thule
Greenland
Alert
Ellesmere Island
Pole
Cummings
Arctic
North Pole
53Rd
Southern publicity agent sends photo of two curvaceous cuties
A publicity agent for the Southern press sent a winterbound editor at the Citizen a photo showing two curvaceous youths in scant bathing suits, a misfire that drew attention this morning.
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the Citizen
Cab Driver Confesses Slaying Eight-Year-Old Janice May
Springfield report says Lloyd E. Miller Jr., 29, confessed after eight hours of questioning to tearing the girl’s clothes and fatally injuring her in a Canton Illinois railroad yard last Saturday. He described luring Janice May, striking her, and hiding evidence before fleeing. she died a few hours later.
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Springfield
Janice May
Canton
Ill
Lloyd E. Miller Jr
Miller
Janice
First Safe Driving Fatality Marks Early Morning Toll
Richmond Indiana authorities report the first Safe Driving Day fatality as 44 year old Robert Johnston of Centerville dies in a collision on U S 40 near Richmond at 1 27 a m CST He allegedly drove without lights into the rear of a semi driven by Charles Lenig 25 of Terre Hill Pennsylvania The death is among the first noted in a national United Press survey standards enforcement early in the day.
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Richmond
Ind
Centerville
Indiana
U.S. 40
Robert Johnston
Charles Lenig
Terre Hill
United Press
Indiana warms with mixed skies and deadly SD Day crash
Indiana sees a warming trend with partly cloudy skies and chances of snow and rain later today. The state records what appears to be the first SD Day fatality nationwide as Robert Johnston, 44, of Centerville, dies in a car-truck crash near Richmond at 12 27. Temperatures range from 30 to 34 with lows 24 to 30. Rain and snow expected Friday, highs 33 to 38. Weather figures note November averages four degrees below normal and widespread chilly conditions persist across cities like Evansville Lafayette and Indianapolis. The outlook teases a cloudy warmer Saturday with possible rain as White River remains near a standstill.
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Indiana
Robert Johnston
Centerville
Richmond
Weather Bureau
Evansville
Lafayette
Indianapolis
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Seven New Castle Strikers Return to Work at Perfect Circle
Seven former workers returned to production at the Perfect Circle Corp foundry in New Castle Indiana under a new contract after a four month strike. Indiana National Guard troops remained on duty to prevent vandalism as more strikers planned reinstatement. The UAW filed unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB over rehiring at other plants and a Henry County grand jury may probe the October riot.
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New Castle
Ind
Perfect Circle Corp
Company
CIO
United Auto Workers
Indiana National Guard
Perfect Circle
Carl Batchfield
Virgil Worley
UAW
National Labor Relations Board
Hagerstown
Richmond
Henry County
Grand Jury
Past Presidents to Meet for Auxiliary Christmas Party
The Past President's Parley of the American Legion Auxiliary will host a Christmas party at Mrs. Ed Stoeckel's home on Thursday evening December 8. A covered dish dinner begins at 6:00 and husbands of members are invited. A Toc gift exchange will be held.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Ed Stoeckel
Cannelton Man Killed in Mine Mishap
Cannelton Ind Albert Wolf 23 was killed when struck on the head by a 400 pound chunk of clay at the Cannelton sewer Pipe Co Mine. Mine foreman Jess Nugent had inspected the area half an hour earlier and about 24 other miners escaped injury.
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Cannelton
Ind
W— Albert Wolf
Jess Nugent
Expansion of IU Police Training Ordered by Governor
Indiana Governor Craig ordered expansion of the Indiana University police school to train about 1,200 law enforcement officers within 60 days. The $500,000 program, under IU’s Institute of Public Administration and Law Enforcement, aims to standardize training for state, correction, mental health, excise, conservation, and hospital staff, with outreach to local police and sheriffs in six months. The plan seeks to reduce politics in state policing by centralizing instruction and offering annual refresher courses.
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Indianapolis
Craig
Indiana University Police School
Institute of Public Administration and Law Enforcement
I.U
Department of Correction
Division of Mental Health
Indiana
Indiana University
Caudle and Connelly Indicted in 24-Count Case
A 24 count indictment charges conspiracy bribery and perjury against former White House secretary Matthew J. Connelly former Justice Department tax chief T Lamar Caudle and Kansas City attorney Harry S Schwimmer. They allegedly conspired with shoe broker Irving Sachs to avoid tax evasion prosecution. Sachs pleaded guilty in 1951 and paid a 40000 fine.
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ST. Louis
Truman
Matthew J. Connelly
White House
T. Lamar Caudle
Justice Department
Harry S. Schwimmer
Kansas City
Irving Sachs
Sachs
Connelly
Internal Revenue Service
Democrat Club to Meet in Lyons School Building
The Greene county Women's Democratic club meets Wednesday at 6 30 PM in the Lyons school building. Officers will be elected at the business meeting after a potluck dinner. Turkey and dressing provided. A 59 cent grab bag gift exchange will be enjoyed.
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Greene County Women's Democratic Club
Lyons School
Bloomfield Hunters Rescued After Ice Cold River Incident
Charles DeFrees and Jim Williams of Bloomfield duck hunted near White River when their boat overturned and gas ran out. Williams swam to shore to summon help, while DeFrees was rescued by the Greene County Rescue Truck after the boat and motor sank with their guns. Both men were treated for freezing conditions and reported frozen stiff.
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Bloomfield
White River
Greene County
Charles DeFrees
Jim Williams
DeFrees
Williams
Jack Blakely
Blakely
Linton
Albert Truitt
Jack Allen
Edwardsport Man 78 Dies After Two Years Ill
Ira Ol Hash a longtime Edwardsport resident died at home at 8 45 this morning after a two year illness. Born January 30 1877 in Daviess County he lived near Edwardsport except ten years at Marco farming. He married Pearl McLinn in 1900 who preceded him in death. He was a deacon at Edwardsport Christian church and a 47 year member of White River IOOF Lodge 28. Survivors include three children two daughters and a son, six grandchildren three great grandchildren a brother and a sister. Funeral arrangements at Ives Poindexter Sandborn with services at Edwardsport Christian church. Interment Edwardsport cemetery.
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Ira “Ol” Hash
Edwardsport
Mr. Hash
Daviess County
Ahart and
Eliza Lawhead Hash
Marco
Pearl McLinn
James Hash
Indianapolis
John Wilson
Vincennes
Ives Poindexter
Sandborn
Edwardsport Christian Church
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